Post press

Five Castles Press has installed a Horizon StitchLiner MK III to meet an increase in demand after parent company Bravo Print bought nearby Alphaprint out of liquidation.

Commercial printer Alba Printers has bolstered its bookletmaking offering after investing in a highly automated Horizon SPF-200L bookletmaker and two VAC-1000 tower collators.

Clinical Print Finishers has recruited three new members of production staff to boost its capabilities in miniature print finishing.

Sussex-based digital printer Elephant Print & Display has taken on a D&K Neptune laminator with foiling unit to boost its efficiency and capabilities.

Thomas Loughlin has taken on a Trimatt pick-and-place machine and a Blumer Atlas ram punch to enhance its print finishing after receiving a £250,000 invoice finance facility.

Bridger Packaging has hired six new skilled members of staff to accommodate a boost in demand the resulted from a near-£1m haul of new Bobst kit.

Watkiss Automation directors Paul and Susan Attew have retired from the business to pursue their other interests outside of the printing industry.

Poplar Services Printers has installed a Horizon SPF-200L bookletmaker with sights on a significant boost in the productivity of its digital output.

NSK has brought its Zero multi-head modular cutting system back to Fespa with improved productivity and new tooling.

Summa has premiered what it is billing as the “fastest cutting system in the world” at Fespa 2019.

Esko has premiered its new motorised roll feeder at Fespa to improve cutting productivity on its Kongsberg C64 flatbed cutter.

Blackman & White has handed a world premiere to its new Genesis-Z multi-function cutting system at Fespa.